Written answers

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Local Authority Funding

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of the subsidy from central government to local government for the period 2000-2012 and including those years. [14369/13]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Local authorities fund their current expenditure from a variety of sources including specific State grants, commercial rates, fees and charges for goods and services and general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund.

Local authority income from specific state grants and subsidies for 2000 to 201 0, the latest year for which audited information is available, is set out in the following table.

2000 €1,185,981,356
2001 €1,253,545,541
2002 €1,459,135,263
2003 €1,474,552,432
2004 €1,643,717,471
2005 €1,770,410,478
2006 €1,984,626,177
2007 €2,119,788,270
2008 €2,192,829,063
2009 €2,045,355,683
2010€2,071,970,850

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he wil provide a breakdown of receipts from own goods and services as a source of revenue for local government from 2000-2012 and including those years. [14370/13]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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2010 is the latest year for which audited information is available. The information requested is set out in the following table.

Year
Income from Goods and Services
Total Income
2000
€684,169,821
€2,544,655,834
2001
€800,666,864
€2,815,292,796
2002
€920,812,857
€3,244,443,111
2003
€1,084,645,092
€3,544,021,695
2004
€1,148,397,443
€3,903,063,178
2005
€1,175,527,791
€4,184,940,977
2006
€1,269,168,796
€4,651,555,771
2007
€1,406,495,919
€5,025,768,212
2008
€1,444,510,423
€5,239,710,864
2009
€1,344,687,140
€5,057,840,906
2010
€1,261,251,121
€5,017,406,511

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